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17 Oct 2018 • McIvor Times, Heathcote VIC (General News) by Michael Mattingly HEATHCOTE’S Holy Rosary School will have a new type of classroom after one of Victoria’s retired W-Class trams was donated to the school. The member for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes, joined candidate..

17 Oct 2018 • Kyabram Free Press, Kyabram VIC (General News) by Michael Mattingly SES volunteers able to practise road crash rescues VEHICLES abandoned on freeways and highways in the North East are being donated to the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) for training. Member..

11 Oct 2018 • Border Mail, Albury-Wodonga (General News) by Ellen Ebsary WHEELCHAIRS and rain don’t mix well – which makes it difficult for some Belvoir Special School students to use a play area on the grounds at times. That space known as the “green..

10 Oct 2018 • Myrtleford Times, Myrtleford VIC (General News) by Alex Craig And Justin Jenvey TWO major projects in the Kiewa Valley and one in Bright can now go ahead thanks to funding through the State Government’s Pick My Project initiative. The majority of..

10 Oct 2018 • Seymour Telegraph, Seymour VIC (General News) A re-elected Victorian Government has promised an extra funded year of kindergarten for three-year-olds. Under the plan, every child will have access to at least five hours of subsidised three-year-old kinder by 2022, progressively scaled..

10 Oct 2018 • Seymour Telegraph, Seymour VIC (General News) Safety and security were at the forefront of more than $300 000 in upgrades at Seymour Law Court. Built in 1974, the court hears Magistrates Court, Children’s Court, Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal and Victorian..

10 Oct 2018 • Seymour Telegraph, Seymour VIC (General News) Talk to family and friends and develop a comprehensive fire plan that is the message from authorities as they urge residents to prepare early for the coming fire season. Warmer and drier-than-average conditions suggest the..

10 Oct 2018 • Seymour Telegraph, Seymour VIC (General News) by Alison O’Connor Nagambie bowlers will be the envy of the region when a new premier synthetic turf green is installed at the club. The synthetic carpet will replace the club’s grass green, which has..

10 Oct 2018 • Seymour Telegraph, Seymour VIC (General News) Seymour Racing Club’s new tie-up stalls and audio-visual upgrades have been completed, with Victorian Racing Minister Martin Pakula visiting the club on Wednesday to inspect the additions. As part of the works, new optic and..

10 Oct 2018 • Benalla Ensign, Benalla VIC (General News) Owning and operating an electric vehicle in Benalla will become easier under a state government plan to develop Australia’s fastest charging stations in regional Victoria. The plan includes using local expertise and businesses to develop..

10 Oct 2018 • Benalla Ensign, Benalla VIC (General News) Injured wildlife in and around Benalla will have a better chance of survival thanks to a Victorian Government grants initiative. Benalla’s Sharon Miles is one recipient who received $1098 for the wildlife shelter she operates…

SIGNIFICANT funding has been awarded to Alpine Shire Council to support local projects including 150,000 to upgrade the Mt Beauty skate park and $130,000 for a second stage of new mountain bike trails at Dinner Plain. Jaclyn Symes (MLC, Northern Victoria) was in Mt Beauty..

10 Oct 2018 • Benalla Ensign, Benalla VIC (General News) The Victorian Government is urging Benalla locals to prepare early for the upcoming fire season, by talking to family and friends and developing a comprehensive fire plan. Warmer and drier-thanaverage conditions suggest this Victorian fire..

10 Oct 2018 • Benalla Ensign, Benalla VIC (General News) Every child in born in Benalla will start kindergarten a year earlier under a re-elected Labor Government State Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes said Labor would invest almost $5 billion over the next decade..

10 Oct 2018 • Seymour Telegraph, Seymour VIC (General News) by Alison O’Connor St Mary’s College’s middle years wing will receive the upgrade it so desperately needs with a $1.4 million injection from the Victorian Government. The college’s middle years students – Years 5, 6,..

10 Oct 2018 • Euroa Gazette, Euroa VIC (General News) by Grace Evans AFTER two seasons of Corella birds ripping up the turf at the Nagambie Lakes Bowling Club, it was coming to a state where it was virtually unusable, until now. The Nagambie bowlers..